NARS fall 2013 collection will is available starting july 15, 2013. however i got my hands on the kamchatka single eyeshadow and the two velvet matte pencils (paimpol and mysterious red) a little early.

kamchatka is a rich midnight blue, essential for that smoky eye in the promo picture. if you are dying to achieve that smouldering eye, check out this video tutorial with one my favorite NARS artists, cindy rodriguez.

all of NARS velvet matte lip pencils are my "desert island" beauty product -- they go on easily and are pigment-rich. both mysterious red and paimpol can stand on their own, or be layered together to create more depth. i've been putting a little bit on of paimpol (which is a pearly pink) in the middle of bottom lip, then laying mysterious over top for a pinky red mouth. (see my instagram, makeuplovesme, today for the look).